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A branch that moves about a bit!
The North Eastern Banking Company
opens a branch at Birtley in 1904, ten years before amalgamating with the
Bank of Liverpool. In Martins’ time,
Birtley is a Sub Branch to Low Fell, and in March 1968 the Bank decides to
relocate to newer premises at 48 Durham Road.
The parent Branch at Low Fell is
open for a total of one hundred and sixteen years, finally closing its
doors to customers of Barclays on 23 October 2015.
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In Service: 1904 until 23 March 1968
When Martins Bank and Barclays
merge in 1969, Birtley is promoted to full branch status at least until
Barclays’ 1980s reorganisation of its branch structure. Somewhat confusing, is the matter of
Birtley Branch having THREE addresses over the years! Sadly, we have no images of 37
Durham Road, but you can see what the newer premises at 48
Durham Road looked like by clicking HERE to visit the newer branch. The branch that survived until October
2015 was an altogether different and much less attractive building at 58
Durham Road, having been relocated in 1973.
The advertisement shown here is
typical of the many that were placed in the local press throughout the
North East of England following Martins Bank’s extensive programme of
building, re-building, re-fitting and re-furbishing some of its oldest
Branches in that particular district of the Bank, many of course having
been inherited from the days of the North Eastern Banking Company Limited.
You can read more about that particular constituent bank by visiting our
feature THE
BANKS THAT BUILT MARTINS.
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